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Chairman of the Jamaica International Financial Services Authority (JIFSA), Eric Crawford, addresses key local business players and investors, dignitaries, and other officials, at the opening session of the two-day Jamaica Chamber of Commerce/JAMPRO Jamaica logistics hub symposium, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on January 21.

Jamaica Commits to International Financial Services Centre

Jamaica remains committed to establishing an International Financial Services Centre, aimed at transforming the country into an offshore financial hub, similar to jurisdictions such as Bermuda and the British Virgin Islands. Chairman of the Jamaica International Financial Services Authority (JIFSA),...

Chairman of the Logistics Hub Task Force, Dr. Eric Deans, addresses members of the local business community and other stakeholders at the opening session of the two-day Jamaica Chamber of Commerce/JAMPRO Jamaica logistics hub symposium, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on January 21.

Work Progressing on Special Economic Zones

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Professor Gordon Shirley, addresses the opening of a two-day Jamaica Logistics Hub Symposium for Jamaican companies and investors, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on January 21. The symposium is being staged by the JCC, in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, and Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), under the theme: ‘Transforming Jamaica’s Business Landscape’. Professor Shirley made a presentation on the topic: ‘Building Out the Physical Infrastructure’.

Dredging of Harbour to Accommodate Larger Vessels on Track

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (second left); along with Project Engineer, Michael Hemmings (right); President of the Rotary Club of Kingston, Allison Peart (second right); and President of Junior Achievement Jamaica (JAJ), Alphie Mullings-Aiken, examine the plan for the Junior Achievement (JA) BizTown, during the ground breaking ceremony for the project held on Friday (January 17), at the Ministry of Education’s Caenwood Centre complex in Kingston.

Students to Benefit from $20 Million ‘BIZTOWN’ Project

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (left), exchanges greetings with Deputy Director General, Jamaica Red Cross, Lois Hue (2nd right), prior to the start of a gender mainstreaming workshop on January 15, at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston. Looking on are (from second left): Counsellor and Head of Cooperation, Canadian High Commission, Marie Legault; and Country Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Sheila Roseau.

State Minister says Gender Equality Key to National Development

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Self-Start Fund Moves to Recover $40 Million in Outstanding Loans

The Self Start Fund (SSF) is appealing to delinquent borrowers to repay loans as it moves to recover some $40 million in outstanding amounts. “This overdue amount has caused us to be taking drastic actions against these customers…so we are pursuing them through the courts, ceasing assets where we have the rights to, and undertaking other methods in order to...

Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute, Fritz Pinnock.

12 years ago Commerce

CMI Steps Up Training for Logistic Hub Project

The Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) has stepped up its training programme as the country prepares for new job opportunities to emerge from the much-anticipated Global Logistic Hub Initiative. The training is being undertaken in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce; Ministry of Education; HEART Trust NTA; and the Port Authority of Jamaica. Executive Director of CMI, Dr....

General Manager at Self Start Fund, Sezvin Hamilton.

12 years ago Commerce

Self Start Fund to Lend $100 Million for 2014/15

The Self Start Fund (SSF) is projecting to lend more than $100 million to the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector for the 2014/15 period, leading to the creation of over 1,000 jobs. Established by the government in 1983, the entity provides loans to micro and small entrepreneurs and individuals, who are unable to access financing from traditional institutions....

12 years ago Commerce

PS Says Hub Represents Opportunity to Breathe New Life into Country

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Vivian Brown, says the Jamaica Global Logistics Hub represents a fresh opportunity to breathe new life into the country’s manufacturing sector. Mr. Brown, who was addressing the launch of the Jamaica Logistics Hub Symposium: ‘Transforming Jamaica’s Business Landscape’, held at JAMPRO’s head office in Kingston on January 9, emphasized that...

12 years ago Commerce

Proposed Caymanas Economic Zone To Be One Of 16

The Caymanas Economic Zone, proposed to be one of the segments under the much anticipated Jamaica Global Logistics Hub initiative, is slated to be one of 16 across the island. Chairman of the Logistics Hub Task Force, Dr. Eric Deans, made the disclosure while addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Think Tank session on January 9 in Kingston. Dr. Deans...

President of JAMPRO, Dianne Edwards (right), shares a moment with Chairman of the Logistics and Investment Task Force in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. Eric Deans; and Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce of Jamaica, Betty Stockhausen, at a function to launch of a two-day logistics hub symposium for the local business community on Thursday, January 9, at JAMPRO’s head office in New Kingston. The symposium will be held later this month.

12 years ago Commerce

Two-Day Symposium to Explore Logistics Hub Project Prospects

Members of Jamaica’s business sector will be locked in discussions with leading authorities on logistics hubs and international financiers from January 21 to 22, as they explore investment opportunities to be created by the highly anticipated Global Logistics Hub Initiative. The event, under the theme: ‘Jamaica Logistics Hub Symposium: ‘Transforming Jamaica’s Business Landscape,’ is being organised by the Jamaica Chamber...

JIS CEO Donna Marie Rowe receives a Certificate of Participation for the Logistics 101 Training Course from Dr. Eric Deans, Chairman of the Logistics Hub Task Force. Looking on are Dr. Fritz Pinnock (2nd left), Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute and Head of the Logistics Task Force Sub-Committee on Education and Training and Mr. Ainsley Brown (2nd
right) from the Logistics Hub Secretariat. Members of staff of the JIS were trained in Logistics 101 at the company

12 years ago Commerce

Over 3,600 Jamaicans Benefit From Logistics Hub Training Course

Over 3,600 Jamaicans now have a better understanding of Jamaica’s Global Logistics Hub Initiative, following their participation in a sensitisation course. Developed by the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, the course, dubbed ‘Logistics 101’ seeks to create a greater awareness of the global shipping and logistics industry and the numerous opportunities...